John’s guest is Dr. Jennifer Blumenthal-Barby, Associate Professor of Medicine and Medical Ethics, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Baylor College of Medicine, located in Texas.
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At the end of the podcast, the participants will be able to:
- Describe what “Nudge Theory” is;
- Explain how Nudge Theory applies to ethics in the psychotherapy relationship;
- Name two ways that psychologists can use nudge theory to promote healthy behaviors.
References
Blumenthal-Barby J.S., Burroughs H. (2012). Seeking better health care outcomes: the ethics of using the "nudge". American Journal of Bioethics. Volume 12(2): 1-10.
Blumenthal-Barby, J.S. McCullough, L.B., Kreiger, H. and Coverdale, J.C. (2013). Methods of Influencing the Decisions of Psychiatric Patients: An Ethical Analysis. Harvard Review of Psychiatry, Volume 21 (5), 275-279.
DeAngelis, T. Coaxing Better Behavior. (2014). The Monitor on Psychology. Volume 45(11): 62.
Knapp, S. and Gavazzi, J. (2014). Is it Ever Ethical to Lie to a Patient? The Pennsylvania Psychologist.
Barkan, R. Ayal, S. and Ariely, D. (2010). Ethical dissonance, justifications, and moral behavior. Current Opinion in Psychology, Volume 6, December 2015, 157-161.
Sunstein, C. R. Fifty Shades of Manipulation. (2015). Journal of Behavioral Marketing.
Sunstein, C. R. The Ethics of Nudging. (2014). Social Science Research Network.